# Almost everyone says equipment skills matter

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> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

Most Americans value knowing how to operate, build, or repair machinery: 88% call these skills at least somewhat important, including 31% who say they are extremely important, according to a Verasight survey conducted July 30-Aug. 4, 2025.

Very important and somewhat important draw nearly equal shares, at 29% and 28%. The remaining 12% say these skills matter little or not at all, with 9% saying not too important and 3% not at all.

## Topline

Now thinking about workers in general, how important do you think each of the following is for a worker to be successful in today’s economy? Item: Skills to operate, build, or repair machinery or equipment

Almost everyone says equipment skills matter.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Extremely important: 30.9%
- Very important: 28.9%
- Somewhat important: 28.4%
- Not too important: 9.0%
- Not at all important: 2.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-07-30 → 2025-08-04
- Base (unweighted): 1,509
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: AI Adoption Survey July 2025
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

AI Adoption Survey July 2025, fielded July 30-August 4, 2025, N=1,509 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

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